It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coeur d'Alene can now relate to. They fell 6-2 to the Lake City Timberwolves on Thursday. Coeur d'Alene has not had much luck with Lake City recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Coeur d'Alene saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Voorhees, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Lake City's side, they got a great performance from Nate Weatherhead as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Weatherhead has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Charlie Dixon was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Mark Holecek was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Coeur d'Alene's defeat dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Lake City, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Coeur d'Alene will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Highland at 12:30 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Coeur d'Alene's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake City, they will square off against Owyhee at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake City comes in on six and Owyhee on 16.
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